Category Archives: Personal Injury
Goldasich, Vick & Fulk Obtain $6,000,000.00 Settlement in Commercial Trucking Litigation
Goldasich, Vick & Fulk is pleased to announce that attorneys Josh Vick and Dennis Goldasich have obtained a $6,000,000.00 settlement on behalf of a family that lost a loved one in a commercial trucking accident. The case involved allegations that the defendant driver was likely under the influence of drugs and alcohol at the… Read More »
Uber report details alarming sexual assault problem: thousands of abuse reports a year
The figure was among several alarming statistics made available in a first-of-its-kind company safety report released Thursday. SOURCE: NBC NEWS Uber received 235 reports of a rape occurring during a ride in the United States last year — an average of four a week, according to a company review released Thursday. The ride-hailing company… Read More »
Goldasich, Vick & Fulk obtain $4 Million settlement in commercial trucking case
Goldasich, Vick & Fulk is pleased to announce that the firm has obtained a $4 million settlement on behalf of a client who was severely injured in a commercial trucking accident. The case involved allegations that the defendant commercial truck driver was distracted by cell phone usage at the time of the accident. Distracted… Read More »
Doctor’s failure to act and properly respond to fetal distress results in $6 Million settlement
Case Summary $4 million of the $6 million dollar settlement paid by the obstetrician MD for her responsibility. $2 million of the $6 million dollar settlement paid by the health authority for their responsibility. OBGYN missed signs on fetal heart monitor that baby wasn’t getting enough oxygen. Umbilical cord was obstructed during delivery, continually… Read More »
Jury awards $50 million after determining doctor was negligent and caused baby to suffer brain injury
“Jury finds that the severe brain damage suffered by Julien Florez was a result of negligence and bad decisions by a doctor.” Cook County Circuit Court jury granted a Michigan family $50 million on Tuesday, agreeing that the severe brain damage suffered by the family’s oldest son was a result of negligence and bad… Read More »
‘Bleed Out’ shows how medical errors can have life-changing consequences
In 2009, Steve Burrows’ mom, Judie, went in for hip replacement surgery. She came out with brain damage and mobility issues after a weeks-long coma that would change her and her family’s life. In the new HBO documentary Bleed Out — Burrows, a filmmaker and comedian, tracks his 10-year odyssey to find out what… Read More »
Brookwood Medical Center in “immediate jeopardy” of losing Medicare privileges
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service says Brookwood Medical Center “remains out of compliance” with the conditions of participation in its Medicare/Medicaid provider agreement and is in “immediate jeopardy” of losing its billing privileges. “As it stands, the hospital remains out of compliance and there is a concern that the initial deficiencies cited,… Read More »
Deaths, injuries, negligence cited as regulators put Brookwood Hospital on notice
Two patient deaths and several mishaps at Brookwood Medical Center have prompted the second warning in less than three months from federal regulators who could revoke the hospital’s Medicare and Medicaid payments. Federal regulators informed the hospital Thursday that payments from Medicare and Medicaid could end on Aug. 9. It’s the second time the… Read More »
Previously sealed documents show Johnson & Johnson knew of Talcum powder dangers in 1970s
Plaintiffs pursuing talcum powder lawsuits in Missouri state court claim that newly unsealed documents show that Johnson & Johnson has known since the 1970s that its talc-based powders contained asbestos fibers, which could increase the risk of ovarian cancer in women who used the products for daily feminine hygiene. (Case No. 1522-CC10417, Circuit Court,… Read More »
Johnson & Johnson hit with $57.1M verdict in pelvic mesh implant lawsuit
A jury in Philadelphia has awarded over $57 million in damages to a woman who alleged that surgical mesh manufacturer Johnson & Johnson was responsible for serious mesh-related injuries that left her internally scarred and incontinent. The award, the largest so far in several recent mesh injury trials in the state, includes $50 million… Read More »
